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YOUR QUICK START GUIDE TO OPTIONS SUCCESS Don Fishback IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION Fishback Management and Research, Inc. (FMR), its principles and employees reserve the right to, and indeed do, trade stocks, mutual funds, op?ons and futures for their own accounts. FMR, its principals and employees will not knowingly trade in advance of the general dissemina?on of trading ideas and recommenda?ons. There is, however, a possibility that when trading for these proprietary accounts, orders may be entered, which are opposite or otherwise different from the trades and posi?ons described herein. This may occur as a result of the use of different trading systems, trading with a different degree of leverage, or tes?ng of new trading systems, among other reasons. The results of any such trading are confiden?al and are not available for inspec?on. 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FOR EXAMPLE, THE ABILITY TO WITHSTAND LOSSES OR TO ADHERE TO A PARTICULAR TRADING PROGRAM IN SPITE OF TRADING LOSSES ARE MATERIAL POINTS WHICH CAN ALSO ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS OTHER FACTORS RELATED TO THE MARKETS IN GENERAL OR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ANY SPECIFIC TRADING PROGRAM WHICH CANNOT BE FULLY ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE PREPARATION OF HYPOTHETICAL PERFORMANCE RESULTS AND ALL OF WHICH CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT ACTUAL TRADING RESULTS. OPTIONS INVOLVE RISK AND ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL INVESTORS. PAST PERFORMANCE DOES NOT GUARANTEE FUTURE RESULTS. ODDS® is a registered trademark of Don Fishback. CBOE, Bloomberg, S&P 500 and all other trademarks, servicemarks, registered trademarks, and registered servicemarks are the property of their respecDve owners. Copyright © 2017, Don Fishback, All Rights Reserved Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 4 ENTERING OPTIONS ORDERS ................................................................................................... 6 IDENTIFICATION ............................................................................................................................... 6 UNDERLYING .................................................................................................................................... 6 ACTION ............................................................................................................................................ 6 OPENING OR CLOSING TRANSACTION .............................................................................................. 7 QUANTITY ........................................................................................................................................ 7 EXPIRATION ...................................................................................................................................... 7 STRIKE PRICE .................................................................................................................................... 8 TYPE ................................................................................................................................................. 8 ORDER TYPE / PRICE ......................................................................................................................... 8 1. IDENTITY ........................................................................................................................................ 10 2. UNDERLYING ................................................................................................................................. 10 3. BUY OR SELL .................................................................................................................................. 10 4. OPEN OR CLOSE ............................................................................................................................ 10 5. QUANTITY OR NUMBER OF CONTRACTS ...................................................................................... 10 6. CONTRACT ..................................................................................................................................... 10 7. TYPE OF ORDER ............................................................................................................................. 10 ORDER TYPES ........................................................................................................................ 12 MARKET ORDER ............................................................................................................................. 12 LIMIT ORDER .................................................................................................................................. 14 BUY LIMIT ........................................................................................................................................... 14 SELL LIMIT .......................................................................................................................................... 16 STOP ORDER ................................................................................................................................... 18 BUY STOP ........................................................................................................................................... 18 SELL STOP ........................................................................................................................................... 20 GTC ORDER ........................................................................................................................................ 23 ORDERS FOR MULTIPLE OPTION STRATEGIES ......................................................................... 25 VERTICAL DEBIT SPREAD ................................................................................................................. 26 PUT DEBIT SPREAD (also known as BEAR PUT DEBIT SPREAD) .......................................................... 28 VERTICAL CREDIT SPREAD ............................................................................................................... 30 CALL CREDIT SPREAD ......................................................................................................................... 30 PUT CREDIT SPREAD ........................................................................................................................... 33 STRADDLES AND STRANGLES .......................................................................................................... 36 STRADDLE .......................................................................................................................................... 36 STRANGLE .......................................................................................................................................... 38 WRITE THINGS DOWN ........................................................................................................... 40 KEEPING TRADE RECORDS ..................................................................................................... 41 INDIVIDUAL CONFIRMATIONS ............................................................................................................ 41 TRADING LOG ..................................................................................................................................... 41 OPEN ORDER LOG .............................................................................................................................. 41 TRADING IS A BUSINESS ..................................................................................................................... 42 GLOSSARY OF COMMONLY USED OPTIONS TERM .................................................................. 43 INTRODUCTION Mastering the fundamentals of any sport, business, or other ac?vity is important if you expect to succeed. 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